Blizzard warning issued for Boston ahead of Thursday's storm

A blizzard warning has been issued for communities around Boston Thursday.

The blizzard warning will go into effect at 7 a.m. Thursday for Norfolk and Suffolk counties and remain in effect until 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued the warning to four Massachusetts counties earlier on Wednesday: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Plymouth. It will go into effect at 1 a.m. Thursday and remain in effect for 24 hours.

Winds gusts may blow as high as 60 to 70 miles per hour during the storm, causing whiteout conditions.

Snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour is expected at times during the storm Thursday.